Sara Dalrymple Photography

Goodness what a super stylish couple. It just goes to show that there’s a whole lot of chic in keeping things simple, Tammy and Tom’s wedding decor was primarily pretty florals and a selection of silver helium balloons which worked beautifully in the light-filled Tab Centre in Shoreditch.

Tammy mentioned that the reception venue was set up the evening before the big day before by family and friends – and that it was almost as enjoyable as the day itself. DIY at its very best – budget friendly and heaps of fun.

I absolutely adore Tammy’s choice of Lanvin gown paired with a gold statement necklace from Jenny Sweetnam, timeless, elegant and oh so modern.

Jemma and Ollie married at Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset this summer. Their wedding was all about the personal touches from twinkling fairy lights to imports from Thailand. There are vintage roses, peonies, birdcages, a killer Vivienne Westwood suit and games.

So sit back and feast your eyes on the gorgeous images below captured by Lucy Davenport.

Oh, and please can more brides hold their dresses up? You can never see too much shoe. Ever.

Delicate Details

Simple Vintage

For my hair, I wanted a simple vintage look to show off the detail on the back of the dress. I bought Some hydrangeas for my hair from Etsy and finished my look off with a vintage brooch cuff, also from Etsy and some simple vintage droplet earrings from Beautiful Bridal Boutique.

Bombastic Blooms

My flowers were from Ena’s Florists and were a mix of soft Bombastic vintage roses, Sandblast, Amnesia roses and Peonies.

A Chance Meeting

Our photographer was Lucy Davenport. We actually met on holiday after the engagement!

Coconut, Strawberry And Vanilla

Our cake was from Foxes cupcakes. We had a top tier and a selection of cupcakes that were a mix of lime and coconut, strawberry and cream and vanilla with soft butter icing with vintage rose and pearl decor…yummy!

Florence And Funk

We had Bob Povey playing funky house with Cass on the bongos which was fun and a great way of getting people up to boogie! We also had The brightside Band playing jazz funk. Our first dance was to Florence and the machine’s ‘You’ve got the love’.

Lucky Favours

Our favours were tiny peuter buddahs in bird cage favour boxes imported from thailand. We travelled there many times and Thai people consider them lucky!

Vintage Finds

We had a few special items in our décor including a handmade wishing tree and birdcages filled with silk flowers and fairy lights. Our card box was a vintage suitcase. We also had a vintage steamer trunk dress up box. These were collected from car boots and ebay. The candy bar sign and photo booth were both handmade and from Etsy.

Personal Touches

Our wedding was full of individual pieces that we put time into making. It was the personal touches like the Buddhas and the photo booth collection that made our day special.

Contrasting Colour Palettes

My advice would be to go with your heart. Research around online to find colour palettes to contrast your bridesmaids and flowers (sometimes colours you think won’t work and they really do when you get them together)

So there you have it folks. I love Jemmas advice on being adventurous and trying things that perhaps in your mind won’t work but when put together in reality look better than you could ever have imagined.